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Current MERIT Projects [Past Projects]

3D Image Overlay - X-ray vision has always been the dream of surgeons; Image Overlay is the next best thing.	3D Optical Reconstruction of Cell Shape - Reconstruction of 3D cell shapes using optical microscope
3D Video Reconstruction of Skeletal Anatomy	ASAP - non-contact 3-D surgical instrument tracking for device testing and surgeon assessment
An Anatomically Based Mechanical Hand: A Testbed for Neuromuscular Control and Reconstruction of Impaired Hands - Construction of a complete, anatomically based mechanical hand.	Biologically Inspired Micro Robotics - This project seeks to develop a joint angle sensor for a robotic cricket, which is part of a larger project with Case Western Reserve University.
Biomedical Image Analysis, Indexing, and Retrieval - Constructing image index features to retrieve medically similar cases from a multimedia medical database.	Dynamic Conformal Radiotherapy
Feedback Distortion for Rehabilitation - We are developing procedures using feedback distortion for rehabilitation that help people to expand their range of motion or force exertion.	Hip Navigation System - Preoperative and intraoperative planning and execution system for high-precision total hip replacement.
Hip Range of Motion - Preoperative planning system for total hip replacement	Human Movement Analysis - Using wearable sensors to predict the onset of neurological diseases.
Intraoperative Patient Localization	Knee Navigation Systems (KneeNav TKR/ACL) - We are developing two CT-based surgical navigation systems for total knee replacement and ACL reconstructive surgery.
Knee Surgery Simulation - Haptic interface for simulated knee surgery and interaction with volumetric data.	Knowledge-Guided Deformable Registration - Matching corresponding anatomical structures across individuals, detecting possible pathologies.
Micron: Intelligent Microsurgical Instruments - Suppression of hand tremor to improve precision in microsurgery.	Personal Robotic Assistants For The Elderly - Nursebot will help researchers explore the ways autonomous mobile robots can help the elderly live independently in their own homes.
Sensory Transfer Systems for the Sensory Impaired - Construction of a sensory transfer system to assist the sensory impaired with manipulation tasks.	Soft Tissue Simulation for Plastic Surgery
Sonic Flashlight - We are developing a method of medical visualization that merges real time ultrasound images with direct human vision.	XAlign - 2D/3D registration technique is used to analyze the postoperative pelvic radiographs and to measure placement of implants after total hip replacement